This year, we are celebrating local LIVING ICONS: Portlanders who have made significant contributions to racial justice through their contributions to the arts, culture, and music. These Icons have embodied excellence over decades, and have left an indelible mark on our community and culture.

This is a four-part series and fundraiser for RACE TALKS.  Each evening of the four-part series will honor two LIVING ICONS, who through their work and community contributions and activism, have a shared history and relationship. We will listen to our Icons’ inspiring stories while we enjoy a sumptuous dinner, intimate conversation, and musical performances. Our series theme is “OPULENT JOY: Filling Our Cracks with Gold.”

March 14th LIVING ICONS

PAUL KNAULS, SR.
The Mayor of Northeast Portland & Owner of The Cotton Club and Geneva’s

NORMAN SYLVESTER
The Original Northwest “Boogie Cat” and 2011 Oregon Music Hall of Fame Inductee

We have planned this series as intimate dinner parties between close friends; seating is limited.